Stranded Climber Dies After Rescue From 14er
Man Dies On Humboldt Peak In Custer County
Posted: 05/08/2007
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A search and rescue team found a climber stranded by bad weather on a Colorado fourteener on Monday died after being rushed to a hospital, his friends said Tuesday.Crews brought him down to a safe landing zone for Flight For Life to take him off the mountain Monday afternoon.The drama unfolded Sunday when the climber and a companion were attempting to scale 14,064-foot Humboldt Peak along the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range in Custer County.The man dislocated his right shoulder and injured his hip above the 12,000-foot level and his companion went for help.Rescuers attempted to reach the man late Sunday, but were turned back by deteriorating weather conditions.The rescue team started out again at 6 a.m. Monday in an effort to reach the man.Friends identified the man as David Worthington, 38.
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